04-06-2020 07:19 PM
04-06-2020 09:15 PM
04-06-2020 11:50 PM
04-07-2020 01:05 AM
bl1nd9 said:
I am even thinking that just like on the cellphones they were the ones
who bricked it from an Over the air update.
04-07-2020 06:19 AM
04-07-2020 09:50 AM
kojack said:
bl1nd9 said:
I am even thinking that just like on the cellphones they were the ones
who bricked it from an Over the air update.Yep, it would have been Oculus. If the registered owner of a headset reports it stolen and has the paperwork to prove they bought it, it will be disabled. (Same as Apple do to things like ipads. I was on a team for a touring game project using an ipad we bought from a second hand shop mounted in an old style school desk. A year into the tour somebody reported the ipad stolen and it bricked itself. If we power it up, it will start taking photos and try to connect to the net to report it's location and the photos)The bit that's a mystery is whether the seller is the one who reported it (maybe to try to get a free replacement from Oculus while keeping your money, without realising you'd notice by it being bricked) or some other original person really had it stolen.I can't even connect to the Offer Up website, they are blocking me due to: "This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks." But according to google their page has a law enforcement resources section in the help pages. That might be worth checking out if you can get into the site.Similar things can happen with sold accounts (not just here, I've heard of it on other sites too). A seller sells the account, which isn't supported in the Eula. They leave it for a while so you have time to buy things. Then they report the account hacked, and as the original owner they can be given the account back and keep anything you bought.